{"id":384,"date":"2007-05-24T13:37:27","date_gmt":"2007-05-24T13:37:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/belcheresque.wordpress.com\/2007\/05\/24\/anthony-gormley-trick-or-treat\/"},"modified":"2007-05-24T13:37:27","modified_gmt":"2007-05-24T13:37:27","slug":"anthony-gormley-trick-or-treat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shaunbelcher.com\/criticism\/?p=384","title":{"rendered":"Arts Hub Column June"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00c2\u00a0Dog Bites Man<\/strong><\/p>\n

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In a reversal of the time-honoured journalistic clich\u00c3\u00a9 and in heartfelt protest Moogee this week declares all performance artists like Mark McGowan as \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcfair game\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 for us bewildered Art Dogs. For those not in picture Mr McGowan plans to eat a dead Corgi \u00e2\u20ac\u02dclive\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 on radio. He has so far eaten a swan, purchase<\/a> a fox and crawled around with a George Bush mask on and a placard stating \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcKick My Arse\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 which apparently almost brought the American president to his knees begging forgiveness\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6of course it did.<\/p>\n

Moogee is busily preparing another sign called \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcBite My Arse\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 so the art-loving dogs of these isles will know exactly where to inflect their criticism. The words cheap gimmick, stupid and waste of space come to mind but hey he\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s doing it for a noble cause you know and no doubt believes that this will raise the issue\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6when in fact it just makes the whole thing look like a cheap art stunt (which it is). Just how is slurping on a bit of Corgi flesh going to come over on radio? Will our peerless studio engineers stick a microphone close up so we can savour the gnashing of this self-declared \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcveggie\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 on doggy gristle and bone? The old adage \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcno such thing as bad publicity\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 may be put on hold in this case and as for the radio station\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6..must be slipping in the ratings war\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6.<\/p>\n

Moogee feels it time to separate the art \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcclowns\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 from the reasonably serious and god forbid actually talented\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6guess which category this fellow will end up in\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6.woof\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6.contender for Moogee \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcBone of Contention\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 award 2007 already.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile the collapse of western civilization continues apace and the art market continues to reflect the wider lunacy. Francis Bacon was a decent enough painter but was his \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcdetritus\u00e2\u20ac\u2122..that\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcrubbish\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 in layman\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s terms worth selling at auction? Indeed it just copped a near million notes for what?<\/p>\n

Some old cheques torn in half, some misplaced paint and a few broken canvasses? It makes an old dog lose the plot and start barking even harder. Will rising art stars now collect all their sweet wrappers and old fast food containers in case they worth a mint one day? Though in some cases\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6you know who I mean..will bits of dead animal and old beds be art before or after they discovered to be rubbish? Maybe Mr McGowan\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s next exercise could be to liberate that slightly mouldy old shark from its tank and eat that. Would certainly kill two birds with one stone and I expect that literally unless formaldahyde turns out to be good for the digestion. Would also bring the art market prices down if every potential dead animal buyer knew some carnivorous veggie lurking around the corner.<\/p>\n

This would make a great sequel to Shaun of the Dead\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6.Dog Eating Zombie Artists in 3D\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6..can see it now\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6.woof, gnash, splash\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6a real Art Slasher Movie. Moogee retains all copyright to this idea and interested Hollwood Producers please contact me\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6Jack the Drip takes on a whole new meaning\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6<\/p>\n

So until I bark again and in case some lunatic artist tries to devour me whilst I chasing sticks on the heath please be careful it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a sad old world out there and nobody is safe\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6..not even the President or the Saatchis.<\/p>\n

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